Loading apparatus.



No. 824,162. 'PATENTED JUNE 26, 1906. 0. M. WATSON.

LOADING APPARATUS.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 3. 1904.

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0. M. WATSON. A LOADING APPARATUS.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 3-. 1904.

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No. 824,162. I v PATENTED JUNE'26, 1906.

c. M. WATSON.

LOADING APPARATUS.

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Be it known that I, CLARENCE M. WATSON, i I

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PATENT oFFIoE. j

CLARENCE M. WATSON, OF WADSWORTH OHIO.

LOADING APPARATUS.

, Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 26,1906.

' Application filed August 3; 1904. Serial No. 219,338-

a citizen of the, United States, residing at Wadsworth, in the county of Medina, State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Loading 'Apparatus; and Ido hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description'of the invention, such as will enable others skilledin the the provisionof a device to act in the capai city of a coal-station, discharging the coal or other fuel into the tender only when mechan ism is actuated by the moving'train or ten-- er., With these andotherobjects in view the present invention consists in the combination and arrangement of parts, as 'will behereinafter more fully described, shown in the accompanying drawings, and particularly pointed out in the appended claims, it being understood that changes in the form, proportionfsize, and minor details may be made i within the sec e of .the claims without detion vof my invention.

parting from t e spirit or sacrificing any of the advantages of the present invention.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is aside eleva- Fig. 2 is an end elevation of my improveddevice or mechanism. Fig. 3 is an end'view of the tender, illustrating the mechanism for actuating or accomplishing the discharge of the. fuelinto the tender. Fig. 4 is a detail erspective view of one of the doors or gates o the receiver. Fig. 5 is a detail perspective view of the other door of the receiver; and Fig. 6 is an enlarged detail view ofthe lower end of-the receiver, illustrating the means for automatically'closing the doors or gates of the receiver and locking them in a closed position! Referring now more particularly to the accompanying dr'awings, the reference character 1 indicates a coal-house mounted upon a suitable trestle or skeleton framework, as clearly illustrated in the accompanying ber of compartments, as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 1, for the purpose of receiving varying tons or other quantities of coal, en-

abling the attendant at the-house to discharge the desired amount of fuel signaled for I byv the engineer intothe receiver 2, the fuel being admitted into the receiver by way of the chute 3, the house being supplied through the instrumentality of any suitable conveying means by way of the supply track or way lar, or other form in cross-section. If the receiver 2 were fixedly mounted, it is possible that whenever the mechanism of thetender is arran ed for actuating the same there 4. The receiver may be circular, rectangu.

would li ely be more or less concussion of such character as to possibly loosenparts of the mechanism or damage the receiver, and therefore I have so mounted the receiver 2 as topermit of a free bodily movement thereof Whenever the actuating mechanism is brought into operation. In other words, by reference to Fig. 2 of the drawings it will be seen that within the trestle or framework I have mounted the receiver 2 between a pair of that since these beams are arranged in the line of travel of the tender and there being no -or suspend the receiver from a metallic or other suitable jacket 6,1ixedly secured thereto in any suitable manner and support this jacket upon a pair of trucks 7, arranged upon opposite sides thereof, which trucks are permitted to work backward and forward upon the rails 5. These trucks are provided with suitable cushioning means to provide for the necessary cushioning elfectof the cylinder for overcoming jarring. occasioned when the coal or fuel isdischarged from the chute into the receiver. It will now be" understood that when the, actuating mechanism is tripped by the tender the receiver will be moved slightly until the tripping by the tender has been completed, and by reason of the stilf springs or other suitable re silient means 8, secured between each truck and an upright 9 at each end of the beams 4,

beams 4, having track-rails 5 thereupon, and

ner to the jacket 6, upon opposite sides of the receiver 2, are arranged a pair of triparms 10, which extend beneath the lower end of the receiver. These arms are held out of contact with the receiver by means of coiled springs 11 or any other suitable cushioning medium, the cushioning medium also serving to hold the arms in their proper position for actuating the mechanism hereinafter described.

The lower end of the receiver 2 is normally closed by means of a pair of shovel-shaped doors 12 and 13, whose lower ends are turned inwardly and notched in such manner as to form crooked or bent fingers 14, the fingers of one door being arranged with relation to the fingers of the other as to permit of a clasping engagement thereof when closed. These doors are adapted to swing outwardly from each other, the samebeing hinged, as at 15,

in any suitable manner to the lower end of the receiver. In view of the great weight of the coal or other fuel upon these doors when admitted to the receiver I have provided a pair of lock-bars 16, each designed to fit between the fingers of one door and the back of the companion door, as clearly shown in the drawings. Attached to the lock-bars 16 are the chains 17, upon opposite sides of the receiver, each of which chains is preferably arranged in the form of an inverted Y, the tail of the Y having connection with an angular lever 18, pivoted at 19 to the receiver 2, having its other end connected in any suitable manner to a link 20, which latter is pivoted in any suitable manner to the trip-arms 10.

21 designates a tender of the usual or any 6 improved construction, provided with a pair of standards 22, each having a pulley 23 ar ranged in its upper end, over which a chain 24 is designed to travel. This chain is preferably endless and extends over the said standards down upon both sides of the tender and beneath the same, there being a link connection 25 in the line of the chain, whereby the latter maybe connected up in any suitable manner to the air-brake system of the train for a purpose presently understood.

Having thus described the essential parts of my invention, I will now endeavor to explain the operation, which is as follows: The coal or other fuel is kept in the house 1, being delivered thereto by way of the supply-track 4, there being an attendant in charge. The house is usually supported upon its trestle or open framework immediately over a side track, as well understood, and upon a signal from the engineer of the approaching train or tender, theattendant at the house discharges therefrom into the receiver 2 through the chute 3 the quantity of coal or fuel signaled for by the engineer. The operation so far described requires but little time, and as the engineer nears the coaling-station he of course switches his engine upon the side track arranged immediately beneath the rece1ver,1n the meantime manipulating his alrbrake in such manner as will tend to tighten receiver 2 it matters not in which direction the train or tendertravels, one pair of arms serving to equalize the pressure brought to bear upon the other pair of arms. it will thus be seen that the discharge of the fuel is automatic, and it will now be stated that the closing of the doors of the receiver 2 is accomplished automatically.

To each of the doors 12 is connected a rod 12, which is passed through a bracket 13, that depends from the body portion of the receiver 2. Upon this red is disposed a spring 26, which when the door is opened is compressed and which when the door is released serves to return the door to its closed position. It will be uiulerstoodv that the doors are both opened by a downward pressure of the contents of the receiver when. the bars 16 are raised.

So long as a trip-arm is displaced by the action of chain on the tender the corresponding locking-bar is held in raised position. When the tender is moved. away, the chain releases the trip-arm and the springs 26 swing the doors into closed positions. 7 The bars 16 may then be engaged. by hand with the corresponding teeth 14 to hold the doors closed.

I shall not go into detail as regards the construction or arrangement of the trestle, except as regards the construction surrounding the receiver 2, which has already been. explained, for it is obvious that the trestle can be put up in various forms, according to the space or desires, rendering it seemingly unnecessary to describe the different ele ments comprising the trestle.

What is claimed is 1. The combination with a framework, of a housing arranged upon the framework, a chute arranged beneath the housing, a support arranged beneath the chute, trucks arranged for movement upon said support, a receiver extending beneath the support, means connected with the receiver and the trucks for supporting the former, doors hingedly connected to the lower end of the receiver, and means for opening and closing the doors automatically.

2. The combination with a framework, of a housing arran ed upon the framework, a chute arranged beneath the housing, a receiver supported beneath the 'chute, said receiver being capable ofa bodily movement, doors connected to the lower end of the receiver, and means for opening and closing said doors automatically.

3. The combination with a framework, of a housing arranged upon the framework, a chute arranged beneath the housing, a receiver supported beneath the chute in direct alinement with the latter, said receiver being capable of a bodily movement, doors arranged at the lower end of the receiver, and

means for opening and closing said doors.

4. The combination witha framework, of a housing arranged upon the framework, a chute arranged beneath the housing, a support arranged beneath the chute, trucks arranged for movement u on said support, a receiver arranged beneat the chute, a connection between the receiver and the said trucks, a standard mounted at each end of said support, a flexible connection between each truck and each standard, trip-arms associated with the receiver, doors located at the lower end of the receiver, connections between the triparms and the doors and means for tripping said arms to open and close said doors automatically.

5. The combination with a framework, of-

a housing arranged .upon the framework, said 0 housing having an inclined track leading thereto, a chute arranged beneath the housing, a receiver arranged beneath the chute, said receiver being mounted to permit of a bodily movement" thereof, trip-arms associated with the receiver, doors located at the lower end of the receiver, and connections between the doors and the trip-arms, whereby the former may be opened and closed automatically.

6. The combination with a framework, of

a housing arranged up on the framework, said 7 housing having an inclined track leading thereto, a ohute'arranged beneath the housing, a receiver supported beneath the chute, doors located at the lower end of the chute, trip-arms associated with the receiver, connections between the said trip-arms and the said doors, a. tender, and means arranged with relation to the tender for contact with the trip-arms for opening the doors of the receiver automatically.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

CLARENCE M. WATSON. Witnesses:

ELLA A. THOMAS,

W. O. JOHNSTON. 

